Distribution of celiac disease predisposing genes HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 in the native population of southern India.
Anil K VermaJohn MechenroChiara MonachesiGiriprasad VenugopalGiulia Naspi CatassiElena LionettiBalakrishnan S RamakrishnaCarlo CatassiPublished in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2022)
In the southern Indian native general population, the prevalence of HLA-DQ8 is higher in comparison to HLA-DQ2 prevalence. This finding could be related to the delayed introduction of wheat in the diet of the southern Indian population.